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Kidnapped (Rapito) (Country: Italy, France, Germany; Year: 2023; Director: Marco Bellocchio; Writer: Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Edoardo Albinati; Stars: Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi, Filippo Timi)
In 1858, a six-year-old Jewish boy is forcibly seized from his family by the Catholic church.
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My Daughter, My Love (Country: Israel, France; Year: 2023; Director: Eitan Green; Writer: Eitan Green; Stars: Sasson Gabay, Sivan Levy, Clément Aubert)
A 70-year-old widower travels to Paris to visit a childhood friend. He stays with his daughter and discovers that her marriage is falling apart. He decides to help. In the process, he finds out that he and his daughter share both dreams and desires of which they had been previously unaware.
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My Father's Secrets (Les Secrets De Mon Père) (Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2022; Director: Véra Belmont; Writer: Véra Belmont, Michel Kichka, Valérie Zenatti; Stars: Michèle Bernier, Jacques Gamblin, Arthur Dupont, Esteban Oertil)
A family's journey to reconciliation after facing the trauma of the Holocaust.
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One Life (Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: James Hawes; Writer: Lucinda Coxon, Nick Drake; Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Johnny Flynn, Adrian Rawlins, Samantha Spiro, Marthe Keller, Alex Sharp, Ziggy Heath, Tom Glenister, Tim Steed, Julia Westcott-Hutton, Samuel Finzi)
Biopic of Nicholas Winton, who was responsible for the Kindertransport project.
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